Found my LEMON 335i listed for sale

shaddai · 09-21-2009, 08:26 PM

Wow. It went from California to Illinois.

http://www.luxuryautoxchange.com/det...n-4514483.html

Buyer beware.

Edit: VIN: WBAVB73598FV75896

Schm · 09-21-2009, 08:28 PM

Car dealers are sneaky bastards. Carfax+Service Records are your friends.

shaddai · 09-21-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schm

Car dealers are sneaky bastards. Carfax+Service Records are your friends.

It has a Bright Effing Yellow LEMON sticker on the drivers door jamb.

VTECaddict · 09-21-2009, 08:31 PM

"Clear title" FTL. Though I think CarFax still shows it has been lemoned in another state even if the current state doesn't carryover the brand on the new title.

iAerodynamic · 09-21-2009, 08:31 PM

what happened to it?

singhbmw23 · 09-21-2009, 08:32 PM

the car dealer might not even no its a lemon they are just doing there buisness

BKV122 · 09-21-2009, 08:33 PM

"No Known Mechanical Problems"

shaddai · 09-21-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iAerodynamic

what happened to it?

Look at my sig. It ate HPFP's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

shaddai · 09-21-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by singhbmw23

the car dealer might not even no its a lemon they are just doing there buisness

Hard to hide/miss this:

VTECaddict · 09-21-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BKV122

"No Known Mechanical Problems"

Well, that's actually true. Lemons get fixed by BMW before they are resold so there shouldn't be anything wrong with it mechanically right now. It was lemoned for HPFP, so just throw a new HPFP in there and its good to go (for a short while

).

NiVeDh · 09-21-2009, 08:50 PM

I knowingly bought a HPFP lemon from California. It didn't have the sticker. My Georgia title doesn't say lemon on it.

RedlineSi · 09-21-2009, 08:53 PM

They probably ripped the sticker off. E-mail them.

jopa489 · 09-21-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RedlineSi

They probably ripped the sticker off. E-mail them.

ptwob311 · 09-21-2009, 09:06 PM

I bought my 335i in TX, It was a dealer buy-back from California somewhere. Had the HPFP replaced at 6400 miles. Somewhere in the Bay Area if i remember correctly. I was told that had it been re-titleed in CA it was a lemon... however, i got a clear TX title.
The reason i post is that i got the car with 16k on the odometer, now at 26.5k with no problems. I got the car, sports package, premium package, iPOD, Bluetooth, everything except iDrive/nav for only 26,000. Yes, bilud date 03/07, in-service date 09/07 with 16k on it for 26,000. I still have just at 2 yrs warranty and service from BMW. When i lived in CO they took it in and did the annual service and all, no charge. when i got a flat, they towed me, again no charge...
I even had a BMW center pulled up the car service history for me, before i purchased the car. I bought it from a small high end private dealer who was suprised i knew about the HPFP issue on my car. I knew the issues... i knew the risk.

I don't think this is a situation of buyer beware really... i really believe that if someone is wiling to take the risk then its an opportunity to get a great car on the cheap. PLUS BMW now covers the fuel pump for 10yr 100k. the dealer i got mine from had 4 just like it... all from CA, all with at least one HPFP repaced all under 30k. I have 2 other cars and 2 bikes, so this was just a tinker toy/road trip car; not my primary means of tranportation. For those of us who this is your daily driver this may be a bit more than a little risk. I also think that the fuel you guys get in CA is crap (due to high ethanol levels mostly) and may help further aggrivate the HPFP problem. Emissions out there are pretty tough.

ac328 · 09-21-2009, 09:21 PM

LOL..yea I have noticed California lemons end up in east coast auctions....LOL

FrankiE90 · 09-21-2009, 09:31 PM

u left ur blacklines on?

maybe someone in IL will have better luck with the HPFP...

shaddai · 09-21-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankiE90

u left ur blacklines on?

maybe someone in IL will have better luck with the HPFP...

The dealer I bought it from put them on. Figured it was only fair (and I didn't have the originals).

Craig@SupremePower · 09-21-2009, 10:13 PM

Wow sneaky sneaky...

doggiedog · 09-21-2009, 10:16 PM

Only 17" wheels?

dmz · 09-21-2009, 10:20 PM

If it was a lemon because of bad HPFP then all of the 335i on the road may as well be lemon

E90BlackBeauty · 09-21-2009, 10:27 PM

beautiful car, maybe ill buy it.....psych.

darkphantom · 09-21-2009, 11:52 PM

"STRONGER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY"

lmfao

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shaddai former N54 owner 11 Rep 607 Posts Drives: 2008 Audi S4 DTM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335i [0.00]	Found my LEMON 335i listed for sale Wow. It went from California to Illinois. http://www.luxuryautoxchange.com/det...n-4514483.html Buyer beware. Edit: VIN: WBAVB73598FV75896 __________________ +lemon Last edited by shaddai; 09-22-2009 at 12:25 AM..
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NiVeDh Major General 422 Rep 8,003 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	I knowingly bought a HPFP lemon from California. It didn't have the sticker. My Georgia title doesn't say lemon on it.
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09-21-2009, 09:06 PM	#14
ptwob311 Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 212 Posts Drives: 335i Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	I bought my 335i in TX, It was a dealer buy-back from California somewhere. Had the HPFP replaced at 6400 miles. Somewhere in the Bay Area if i remember correctly. I was told that had it been re-titleed in CA it was a lemon... however, i got a clear TX title. The reason i post is that i got the car with 16k on the odometer, now at 26.5k with no problems. I got the car, sports package, premium package, iPOD, Bluetooth, everything except iDrive/nav for only 26,000. Yes, bilud date 03/07, in-service date 09/07 with 16k on it for 26,000. I still have just at 2 yrs warranty and service from BMW. When i lived in CO they took it in and did the annual service and all, no charge. when i got a flat, they towed me, again no charge... I even had a BMW center pulled up the car service history for me, before i purchased the car. I bought it from a small high end private dealer who was suprised i knew about the HPFP issue on my car. I knew the issues... i knew the risk. I don't think this is a situation of buyer beware really... i really believe that if someone is wiling to take the risk then its an opportunity to get a great car on the cheap. PLUS BMW now covers the fuel pump for 10yr 100k. the dealer i got mine from had 4 just like it... all from CA, all with at least one HPFP repaced all under 30k. I have 2 other cars and 2 bikes, so this was just a tinker toy/road trip car; not my primary means of tranportation. For those of us who this is your daily driver this may be a bit more than a little risk. I also think that the fuel you guys get in CA is crap (due to high ethanol levels mostly) and may help further aggrivate the HPFP problem. Emissions out there are pretty tough. __________________ Rides 2015 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 2003 Yamaha YZF-R1 SOLD 2007 335i Sedan Titanium Silver Metallic Last edited by ptwob311; 09-21-2009 at 10:44 PM..
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doggiedog Captain 36 Rep 757 Posts Drives: 09 E90 335i 6MT SG/BL Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Lee, NJ iTrader: (0)	Only 17" wheels?
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09-21-2009, 10:27 PM	#21
E90BlackBeauty Private First Class 6 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	beautiful car, maybe ill buy it.....psych.
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